Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, the CERF Advisory Group provides the Secretary-General with periodic policy guidance and expert advice on the use and impact of CERF.
The group does this through the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos. Ms. Amos manages CERF’s day-to-day operations on the Secretary-General’s behalf.
Advisory Group members serve in their individual capacity, and not as representatives of their countries or Governments. They include Government officials from contributing and recipient countries, representatives of humanitarian non-governmental organizations and academic experts. Members have been carefully selected to reflect a geographical and gender balance.
CURRENT Members 2012 - 2013
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Mr. Carlos Eduardo Zaballa UN - Liaison Coordinator White Helmets Commission Ministry of Foreign Affairs Argentina |
Ms. Catherine Walker First Assistant Director-General Humanitarian and Stabilisation Division and Humanitarian Coordinator AusAID Australia |
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Mr. Jan Vandemoortele Retired UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator and Humanitarian Expert Belgium |
Mr. Milton Rondó Filho (Vice-Chair) Coordinator-General International Actions to Combat Hunger Ministry of External Relations Brazil |
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Mr. Stephen Salewicz Director International Humanitarian Assistance Directorate Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Canada |
Mr. Wenliang Yao Commercial Counsellor Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs Ministry of Commerce China |
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Ms. Nancy Butijer Head Division for Economic Multilateral Relations, Economic and Social Issues Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Croatia |
Mr. Mathewos Hunde Tulu Director Early Warning and Response Directorate Disaster Management and Food Security Sector Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Ethiopia |
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Ms. Yukie Osa President Association for Aid and Relief, Japan Professor in the Department of Sociology Rikkyo University Japan |
Mr. Barges Hamoud Al Barges Chairman The Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society Kuwait
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Mr. Mohameden Ould Zein Head Mission for the Coordination of Activities The Commissariat of the Food Security Mauritania |
Ms. Saadatou Mallam Barmou Special Advisor Humanitarian and Social Actions Cabinet of the Prime Minister Niger |
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Ms. Susan Eckey Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York Norway |
Ms. Biya Han Advisor Korean Overseas International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Republic of Korea |
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Mr. Marius Daniel Dogeanu Head European Affairs, International Assistance and International Relations Department of Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Romania |
Mr. Mikael Lindvall (Chair) Ambassador Special Envoy to the Somali Peace Process Embassy of Sweden, Nairobi Sweden |
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Mr. Osman Nüvit Bektas Head Department of the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Turkey |
Ms. Susanna Moorehead Director Western and Southern Africa Department for International Development (DfID) United Kingdom |